Chapter 198 Uchiha's Ecstasy
The news that the Fourth Hokage had been chosen spread throughout the village almost instantly.
Orochimaru!
A disciple of the Third Hokage and one of the Three Ninjas of Konoha, he shined in the Second Ninja World War and turned the tide in the Third Ninja World War, defeating Iwagakure and allowing the Tsuchikage Ōnoki to sit at the table to negotiate peace with Konoha.
The various ninja clans and jonin had no objection to Orochimaru becoming the fourth Hokage. At most, some of them sighed for the other candidate for Hokage, Namikaze Minato.
It’s not that Minato Namikaze is not good enough, but in the comparison of their identities and strengths, Orochimaru has a preconceived sense of recognition.
After the candidate for the Fourth Hokage was determined in Konoha Village, the only thing left was the approval of the Daimyo of the Land of Fire. Whether it was going to the Land of Fire to meet the Daimyo or the Daimyo sending an envoy to Konoha to witness it, once this procedure was completed, Orochimaru would have become the Hokage both in name and in fact.
And this time is just around the corner.
The Akimichi clan's BBQ restaurant.
The three ninjas gathered in the box.
Jiraiya looked at Orochimaru, who had become familiar again, and said with some emotion.
"Sure enough, among the three of us, the one who became Hokage in the end was still you, Orochimaru! It's a pity for Minato, he really wanted to become Hokage."
"Minato-kun? He is an excellent ninja. Sensei has recommended him to me to be the advisor to the Hokage in the future."
Orochimaru had no objection or ill will towards Minato Namikaze, because Minato Namikaze was indeed a nearly perfect ninja, with great strength, a sunny personality, and the ability to get along well with most of the people around him. He also had a very high reputation among the villagers.
The most important thing is that he is the husband of the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, and is her emotional bond. Orochimaru did not object or feel dissatisfied with the teacher's recommendation and promise of the consultant position to him.
He was even very satisfied with the candidate.
At least when he wants to be lazy and do research, Minato Namikaze will be a trustworthy helper.
"That's not bad." Although Jiraiya felt sorry for his disciple, he still lost to Orochimaru in the competition even with his recommendation. Now that the competition was coming to an end and everything was almost settled, he remained quite open-minded.
"I have communicated with Minato. Although he is a little disappointed, he will not refuse your recruitment and arrangement if you need it."
"Okay, you two, shut up! Let's just have a good party and don't talk about topics that I'm not interested in!"
Tsunade slammed the table and glared at the two of them in dissatisfaction.
Orochimaru and Jiraiya also stopped communicating tacitly. They also knew that Tsunade's impatience was to ease the previous atmosphere.
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Uchiha clan.
Nanga Shrine.
The Uchiha clan's gathering was filled with a certain kind of high excitement and joy. Even the clan leader Uchiha Fugaku, who had always been expressionless and had a stern face and was worried about something, subconsciously put on a smile that he couldn't hide.
Beside him was the young Uchiha Itachi, whose slender arm was tightly grasped by him. Feeling the power of the hand grasping his arm, Itachi, who felt a little pain, looked at his father in surprise, whose emotions fluctuated violently, and then looked around at the uncles and clansmen who were fanatical around him, with a somewhat inexplicable look on his face.
It was not until his eyes met Shisui's and he saw his elder brother, who looked calm and out of tune with the other tribe members, that he also calmed down. "The old guy from the third generation has finally abdicated!"
"Lord Orochimaru is the Fourth Hokage!"
"When Orochimaru officially becomes Hokage, the village will not exclude us Uchiha from the core of power, right?"
"The Uchiha are the first bloodline ninja in the village to stand firmly by Orochimaru's side!"
"Didn't Lord Orochimaru promise us Uchiha that he would not reject an Uchiha from becoming Hokage! As long as that Uchiha is good enough!"
"The fourth generation has been confirmed, so the fifth generation is undoubtedly Nara Shikagane. Shisui and Anko from the Mitarai family were obviously excluded from the list of heirs by Orochimaru.
And Itachi was the first student that Nara Lunie took in after he took over the team! He also gave Itachi his own special ninjutsu as a gift, which obviously told us that he did not regret his promise to Uchiha. "
"It's too early to say that, Itachi is still young!"
"It is precisely because he is young that he needs more training! Itachi is now carrying the future and expectations of the entire Uchiha!"
"It has nothing to do with Itachi. Lord Orochimaru becoming the Fourth Hokage can ease the tense relationship between the village and the Uchiha. Given the increasingly worse situation of the Uchiha in the past, this is enough to celebrate."
Fugaku saw that the topic was finally and inevitably brought to Itachi beside him, so he coughed twice and spoke out to stop it.
Whether Itachi can become the sixth Hokage seems to be a very distant thing, but the relationship between the village and the Uchiha has eased, and the top leaders can communicate effectively and closely. In the eyes of Fugaku, the clan leader, this is more important!
As long as the village does not exclude the Uchiha from the core of power, does not be on guard against the Uchiha everywhere, and treats the Uchiha ninjas and other ninjas and ninja clans equally, then even if Itachi cannot become the sixth generation due to an accident, it does not mean that the position of Hokage will close the door to the Uchiha again.
“Also, I had a conversation with Lord Orochimaru last night, and the Uchiha Guard will be open to other ninjas and clans.
Similarly, important departments of the village, such as the Anbu, will also be open to Uchiha ninjas, and the Technical Development Department will conduct targeted research and maintenance on the Uchiha Sharingan.
Finally, Lord Orochimaru gave us Uchiha an extremely important mission. "
Fugaku released his hand that was holding Itachi's arm, stood up and looked around, the Sharingan in his eye sockets opened instantly, and powerful pupil power poured out from his Sharingan.
For a moment, those who had objections and were surprised about the opening of the security department remained silent, waiting for Fugaku to explain the next mission.
"Keep an eye on the Root and Shimura Danzo!"
Fugaku's words were like a bomb that blew up all the clan members on the field. Many Uchiha jonin were confused.
Shouldn't it be the Root ninjas who are watching us?
How come we were the ones to spy on the Root ninjas and Shimura Danzo?
However, the Uchiha ninjas soon came to their senses and looked at their family head expectantly. After receiving affirmation from his eyes, they all showed almost crazy smiles on their faces.
Pairs of Sharingan opened one after another under the violent emotional fluctuations. Many Uchiha in ecstasy were even chanting enthusiastically in their hearts:
As expected, you are Lord Orochimaru!
As for opening up the security department or something like that, is that a problem in the face of this mission?
(End of this chapter)